Patrons

Sustainable Population Australia is delighted and very honoured to have the following eminent Australians as patrons:

The Hon. Bob Carr

The former Premier of New South Wales, former Federal Senator and former Foreign Minister, Mr Carr has written extensively on population growth, and is noted for his achievements in nature conservation. He is known in particular for debunking the myth that population growth can be 'solved' with infrastructure. More...

Dr Paul Collins

Born in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1940, Paul Collins is an historian, broadcaster, and writer. In March 2001 he resigned from the active priestly ministry of the Catholic Church due to a dispute with the Vatican’s Congregation for the doctrine of the Faith over his book Papal Power. More...

Dr Mary White

Mary White grew up in Southern Rhodesia and attended the University of Cape Town where the subject of her Masters Degree thesis in Botany was Palaeobotanical. It was supervised by Professor Alex du Toit, a 'father' of Continental Drift, and from this chance association a lifetime's interest in Gondwana and its environments and biota has evolved. After University, an interest in systematic botany in Africa, travelling and living in the wilds with their geologist husband and young children, provided more background to understanding southern floras. More...

Prof Ian Lowe

Ian Lowe is Emeritus Professor of Science, Technology and Society at Griffith University and an adjunct professor at two other universities. His principal research interests are in the broad area of policy decisions influencing use of science and technology. More...

Prof Tim Flannery

Professor Tim Flannery is one of Australia's best-known scientists as well as being one of our best-selling writers. His views are often provocative, both intellectually and socially. More...

Youth Ambassador

Bindi Irwin

Bindi is the daughter of the original Wildlife Warrior and conservationist Steve Irwin. Bindi, 15, who has inherited her father’s love of animals, is an actress and television presenter who calls the Sunshine Coast’s iconic Australia Zoo home.

In responding to the request by former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's endangered species initiative, to say why she had devoted her life to wildlife conservation, Bindi wrote:

I believe that most problems in the world today, such as climate change, stem from one immense problem which seems to be the 'elephant in the room' that no-one wants to talk about. This problem is our ever expanding human population. We are experiencing Earth's sixth mass extinction right now. Keep in mind that the previous five were caused by things like asteroid impacts or volcanic eruptions.

Bindi understands the link between growth in population and habitat decline. Retention of quality and quantity of habitat is essential for other species’ health and survival.